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The other day I got a confirmation I didn't really expect, so it was a pleasant surprise. V73NS uploaded his log to LoTW and gave me #302 on LoTW. I have only 3 different stations from V7, so it's quite rare for me.

Only a few contacts worked here since last time.

April 14th I worked EJ0PL on 40M SSB from EU103. That was a new iota for me and the log has been uploaded to LoTW.

April 18th gave me a new one on CW with 3D2R on 20M CW. I missed the expedition last year, so it was nice to catch this one. This one is also quite rare for me, and the last one from Rotuma was back in 1998.

On April 21st, I worked TM1F on 40M SSB from EU095. That was a new iota as well.

On April 22nd I worked 9M0L on 40M CW. They had a nice pile-up, but I managed to work them quite easy.

Soundclips:

• 9M0L 40M CW – Spratly
• EJ0PL 40M SSB – EU103
• JX9JKA 20M SSB – Svein

Time flies again. Well, I have worked a little bit since last time I wrote a post. JW8HGA was active again for a few days, so I worked him on 40M and 30M in late March. I worked 10 qsoes in the WPX ssb contest.

March 25th I worked YB8Y on 17M CW from iota OC221. That was a new iota for me.

E51M was worked on 17M CW for a new one on 17M. DU1IST was worked on 12M CW for a new one on 12M and XW3DT was worked on 10M CW for a new one on 10M, all these on March 31st.

Aprild 2nd E51M was worked on 30M RTTY on April 2nd for a new one on RTTY. 7P8PB was worked on 12M CW for a new one on 12M. 9M2/R6AF/P in AS097 was worked on 17M CW for a new iota. 9J2RI was worked on 17M CW and I got it confirmed on LoTW a few days ago for #301 on LoTW. DJ6OI/P in EU042 was worked on 30M CW for a new iota. The last interesting qso that day was with Z32AJA on 40M CW. I have only worked F6AJA and LA9AJA before with the same suffix.

E51M was worked on 20M CW April 3rd.

SU9VB was worked on 40M RTTY on April 4th and 8R1PY was worked on 30M RTTY on April 6th for a new one on 30M

Soundclips:

• JW8HGA 30M CW
• 9J2RI 17M CW
• 9M2/R6AF/P 17M CW – iota AS-097
• DJ6OI/P 30M CW – iota EU-042
• DU1IST 12M CW
• E51M 17M CW
• E51M 20M CW
• XW3DT 10M CW
• Z32AJA 40M CW – nice call

A few weeks back a card arrived in my mailbox. It was from Canada, and a long time has passed since I last mailed a card to Canada. Turns out it was VY0HL confirming my only Zone 2 contact on 6M. The openings to that part of the world is very rare and even more rare is a station on at the right time. Thanks a lot Larry!

Listen to Larry's signal and my post about the opening here.

Wow, it's been over a month since my last post. Well, only a handful of contacts to report about.

FW0NAR was worked on February 6th for a new one on 30M. 3C6A was worked on February 24th for a new one on 30M. PJ7PT was worked on March 7th for a new one on 30M. ZD7XF was also worked on 30M that same day. 3C0E was worked on 10M CW on March 11th only a very short time before they went qrt. That was a new one on 10M.

I just read yesterday that an expedition to ZS8 Marion Island is being planned in early 2014. As I need this one for an all-time new, I cross my fingers for a successful expedition.

Soundclips:

• 3C6A 30M CW
• 3C0E 10M CW
• PJ7PT 30M CW
• ZD7XF 30M CW

Finally got around to play some radio this year. First QSO in 2012 was HK0NA on 12M CW January 26st. That was a new one on CW for me followed by 4W0VB on 30M CW. Yet another new one on CW. They don't come by too often these days with 323 on CW. Two days later on January 28th, I worked VP6T on 40M CW for a new one on 40M. I also managed to work HK0NA on 40M/30M/20M/17M/15M CW, 10M SSB and 40M RTTY. PS5F was worked on 10M CW from SA-088 on Saturday, February 4th. That was a new IOTA for me.

Soundclips:

• VP6T 40M CW – thanks new on 40M
• HK0NA 40M CW – thanks new on 40M
• VP8DNT 40M SSB
• 4W0VB 30M CW – thanks new on 30M and CW